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Lars Schöbitz
I develop data science trainings and provide consulting services to manage the world’s poop. My work experience includes every sector under the sun, which has formed me into a highly adaptable and empathetic individual. I like to crochet, bake, cook, run, code, and play in my free time. I am a 101% type of person.
Work Experience
Open Science Specialist
Zurich, Switzerland
ETH Zurich
now - 2021
- Support faculty, PhD, and MSc. students in all aspects of reproducibility and open science
Data Science Instructor
Zurich, Switzerland
Statistical Office of the Canton of Zurich
now - 2021
- Teach Data Science with R to civil servants
Data Science Instructor
Boulder, USA
Colorado University
now - 2021
- Teach module on Data Collection & Analysis Tools in Global Engineering course
Director, Founder
Zurich, Switzerland
Lars Schoebitz GmbH
now - 2018
- Teach Data Science with R, Git, and GitHub
- Consultant for city-wide faecal sludge management systems
Data and Impact Expert
Essex, UK
Aquaconsult Limited
2021 - 2018
- Venture Advisor for Transition to Scale Program in Urban Sanitation by Grand Challenges Canada
Data Science Intern
Zurich, Switzerland
Statistical Office of the Canton of Zurich
2020 - 2020
- Developed dashboards, data visualizations, R packages, and wrote communication material
- Responded to data analysis requests from civil society, politics, universities, private and public sector
Consultant
Duebendorf, Switzerland
Eawag/Sandec
2020 - 2020
- Preparation of factsheets for a publication on city-wide inclusive sanitation (CWIS) approaches and tools
Data Scientist
Putnam, USA
Biomass Controls PBC
2020 - 2017
- Building tools for data visualisation and business intelligence using R Shiny framework
- Support of R&D work and preparation of results for publications and conferences
Lead Consultant
Cap-Haitien, Haiti
Inter-American Development Bank
2020 - 2019
- Team of Consultants: Berta Moya, Anthony Kilbride, Andy Peal
- Development of city-wide faecal sludge management systems
- Detailed review of design proposal for faecal sludge treatment plant
Data Scientist
London, UK
Gather
2018 - 2018
- Supported conceptualization of data dive for urban sanitation data
Consultant
Geneva, Switzerland
World Health Organization
2018 - 2016
- Proof of concept testing for monitoring indicators on safely managed sanitation (Target 6.2) and safely treated wastewater (Target 6.3) in the SDG agenda
- Production of country files for SDG 6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater safely treated
Research Project Manager
Duebendorf, Switzerland
Eawag/Sandec
2016 - 2012
- Reserach project management in global, multi-discplinary teams
- Research lead on several projects that aim to develop methods for diagnostic tools in faecal sludge management
Research Assistant
Durban, South Africa
PRG, University of KwaZulu-Natal
2012 - 2011
- Drove a 1950s Land Rover on Durban highways to collect water samples from DEWATS plant
- Emptied pit latrines with spades and shovels
- Built a snooker-like table to separate pit contents into their individual constituents
Education
RStudio Instructor Programme
www
RStudio, PBC
2020
Environmental and Hygiene Engineering (Dipl. Ing.)
Giessen, Germany
Mittelhessen University of Applied Sciences
2012
- Performance Evaluation of a full-scale DEWATS plant in South Africa
Scholarship with ERASMUS (European Exchange Program)
Umea, Sweden
Umea University
2010
Change and Project Management
Mikkeli, Finland
Mikkeli University
2009
General qualification for university entrance
Verden, Germany
Gymnasium am Wall
2006
Publications
Hotel-Tourismus in Zuerich – Geschaeftstouristen und auslaendische Gaeste hinterlassen Luecke
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2020
Estimating Safely Managed Sanitation in Urban Areas; Lessons Learned From a Global Implementation of Excreta-Flow Diagrams
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Frontiers in Environmental Science
2020
Towards an off-grid fecal sludge treatment unit: demonstrating energy positive thermal treatment
Gates Open Research
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2019
Methods to reliably estimate faecal sludge quantities and qualities for the design of treatment technologies and management solutions
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Journal of Environmental Management, 223, 898-907
2018
Remote Sensing, Mobile Applications and Open Data Science Tools for Better Monitoring of Sanitation Systems
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In HIC 2018. 13th International Conference on Hydroinformatics
2018
Resource recovery from waste: business models for energy, nutrient and water reuse in low- and middle-income countries
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Oxon, UK: Routledge; Earthscan. 816p
2018
Sustainable Development Goal 6 Synthesis Report 2018 on Water and Sanitation
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United Nations
2018
Progress on safe treatment and use of wastewater: piloting the monitoring methodology and initial findings for SDG indicator 6.3.1
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World Health Organization and UN-HABITAT
2018
Country files for SDG 6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater safely treated
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World Health Organization
2018
Guidelines on sanitation and health
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World Health Organization
2018
GIS analysis and optimisation of faecal sludge logistics at city-wide scale in Kampala, Uganda
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Sustainability, 9(2), 194
2017
GIS analysis and optimization of faecal sludge logistics at city-wide scale in Kampala, Uganda. Supplementary Report
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2017
Market driven approach for faecal sludge treatment products
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In WEDC conference papers. WEDC conference 40 (p. 2807 (6 pp.)
2017
10 SFD Reports. Sanitation service delivery context analysis and mapping of excreta flows along the sanitation service chain and throughout the city
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2016
FAQ: faecal sludge quantification and characterization; field trial of methodology in Hanoi, Vietnam
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2014
References
Dr. Christian Zurbruegg
Duebendorf, Switzerland
Eawag/Sandec
now
- Member of the Directorate & Group Leader Solid Waste Management
Matthias Mazenauer
Zurich, Switzerland
Statistical Office, Canton Zurich
now
- Head of Department, Deputy Head of Office
Dr. Kate Medlicott
Geneva, Switzerland
World Health Organization
now
- Team Leader Sanitation